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Srinagar, May 24 (ANI): Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir reviewed its performance after poll debacle in recently concluded general elections and said that it would focus more on employment and development. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was present at the review meeting in Srinagar said that it was time to accept flaws and introspect. Meanwhile, president of State Congress Committee in Jammu and Kashmir, Saifuddin Soz, said that the focus would be on development in the state.May 24, 2014

New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed said that it was not the right situation to have serious discussions with Pakistan as Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi invited premier of the neighbouring country for swearing-in ceremony. BJP has invited Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, to the swearing in ceremony of Modi on May 26. Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, Ahmed said that Pakistani government showed no positive signs of reducing terror activities. Meanwhile, Ahmed also hit out at BJP for its double standards for saying reports of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India should not be cited for political arguments.May 24, 2014

A one-year-old baby, who fell from the second storey window of a building, was miraculously saved by a local resident in China on Sunday. CCTV footage of the man saving the toddler has gone viral with people hailing the man as hero.May 24, 2014

China staged a huge military show of strength Friday, after leaders vowed to smash the "terrorists" responsible for the deaths of 31 people in the Muslim Uighur homeland of Xinjiang. Duration: 00:52May 24, 2014

Malian government officials said on Friday a "failure in the chain of command" had led to the army's humiliating defeat by armed separatists in the country's rebel-infested desert battleground. Duration: 00:45May 24, 2014

Following a coup that has provoked an international outcry, an expert says the Thai junta could run the country for at least a year, warning violence could erupt in the kingdom. Duration: 1:00May 24, 2014

A second person died from his injuries on Friday after being hit by a grenade explosion during clashes between police and protesters the day before, Istanbul governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said. Duration: 00:34May 24, 2014

Hardcore surfers have known about the world class breaks off the coast of Liberia's north west coast for years but locals in the poor fishing community of Robertsport are now hoping for a new wave of tourism to revive the region. Duration: 01:52May 24, 2014